Milk Inc.
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| Milk Inc. | |
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 Regi and Linda on the cover of Milk Inc.'s fourth studio album Supersized
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Genre(s) | Dance Vocal trance Electronic Music |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label(s) | ARS Entertainment; Antler Subway (until 2007) |
| Members | |
| Regi Penxten Filip Vandueren Linda Mertens |
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| Former members | |
| Nikkie van Lierop (1997) Sofie Winters (1997) John Miles Jnr. (1998-2000) Ann Vervoort (1998-2000) |
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Milk Inc. (also known as Milk Incorporated) is a dance band from Belgium. Up to date the group has released 4 full-length studio albums and a total of 27 singles. A new, fifth studio album under the name Forever is to be released in the end of May 2008. Also a third official Supersized Concert is to be held in Sportpaleis in Antwerpen in september this year.
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[edit] History
Milk Inc. released their first single La Vache in April 1997. They were first only successful in France and England, but are now available in many European countries and in the USA. Milk Inc. have so far released more than 20 singles and had several tours throughout Europe. Their music is characterized by a specific emotional mood, which is created through the use of appropriate synthesizers. In its early days Milk Inc also had a guitarist, which is extremely unusual for a dance group.
[edit] Former members
[edit] Nikkie Van Lierop
Born 7 March 1963 in Simmern, Germany, Anita Dominika Cornelia van Lierop, she is better known under the name Nikki Van Lierop , by their stage names "Jade 4U" or solo as "Nikki". In the spring of 1997 Praga Khan produced a remix of the song La Vache. Since then the singer Nikkie formation of Praga Khan, it contributed its part in: it comes from the song (lyrics and melody), which the remix is heard. Even in the music video that was filmed in England, she is on display. After the resounding success of the songs she sang in the performances during the first tour of Milk Inc. by France and Corsica. When conflicts between her region and the former dancer Tamara came, they left the band, in order to concentrate on Praga Khan (Praga Khan was at the time in the United States successfully).
[edit] Sofie Winters
Sofie Winters was born 22 May 1976 in Leuven, Belgium. She replaced Nikki for a few months. During her time at Milk Inc. She was a singer in the song Free Your Mind. Sofie Winters was then and is still today as a model and actress.
[edit] Ann Vervoort
The graphic designer, Ann Vervoort (born 10 March 1977) was, before their time at Milk Inc., a dancer for Pat Krimson. It was written by Regi Penxten in 1997 as a replacement by Sofie Winters as a singer for appearances. Rumors say that Ann never sang live on the stage, but in reality Karine Boel Aerts, the Belgian was already working for other projects such as Dance 2 Fabiola Maurizzio and as a studio singer.[citation needed] In the middle of September 2000, she left Milk Inc. and then went with her friend Pat Patrick Claesen (alias Krimson) including two producers Fabiola, Nunca and Leopold 3) to Ibiza. There, they founded the record company Beni Musa Records. Ann was replaced by Linda Mertens, until today the formation of the singer.
[edit] John Miles Jr.
John Miles Jr. is the son of the reowned musician John Miles Sr. John studied in Britain pop music in Newcastle College of Music and worked as a guitarist already known as "Popmusikern", including Debbie Harry, Bryan Ferry, Joe Cocker and Andrea Bocelli. John wrote since his accession in 1997 with the songs and was performing as a guitarist on stage. With the first single after his accession in My Eyes commercial success came back, to La Vache was executed. That was partly Johns merit, whose influence as a songwriter in the style of the music effect. In combination with the voice of Ann Vervoort All the songs he wrote were published during his time at Milk Inc. In Belgium to Top 10 hits. As Ann stopped as a singer, wanted John also leave Milk Inc. Ultimately, however, he still has the first appearances with Linda accompanied the beginning of 2001 before he finally austrat. In the years 2006 and 2007, he will be at the Milk Inc. Supersized tour in their as a guitarist in the Antwerp Sportpaleis.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Peak BE |
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| 1996 | Cream | Apocalypse Cow | Did Not Chart In Belgium |
| 1996 | La Vache | Apocalypse Cow | Did Not Chart In Belgium |
| 1997 | Free Your Mind | Apocalypse Cow | Did Not Chart In Belgium |
| 1998 | Inside Of Me | Apocalypse Cow | Did Not Chart In Belgium |
| 1999 | In My Eyes | Apocalypse Cow | # 2 |
| 1999 | Promise | Apocalypse Cow | # 3 |
| 1999 | Oceans | Apocalypse Cow | # 8 |
| 1999 | Losing Love | Land Of The Living | # 2 |
| 2000 | Walk On Water | Land Of The Living | # 1 |
| 2000 | Land Of The Living | Land Of The Living | # 2 |
| 2001 | Livin' a Lie | Land Of The Living | # 3 |
| 2001 | Don't Cry | Land Of The Living | Not released in Belgium |
| 2001 | Never Again | Land Of The Living | # 17 |
| 2001 | Wide Awake | Closer | # 2 |
| 2002 | Sleepwalker | Closer | # 6 |
| 2002 | Breathe Without You | Closer | # 7 |
| 2003 | Time | Closer | # 10 |
| 2003 | The Sun Always Shines On TV | Closer | # 5 |
| 2004 | I Don't Care | Closer | # 3 |
| 2004 | Whisper | Supersized | # 1 |
| 2005 | Blind | Supersized | # 5 |
| 2005 | Go To Hell | Supersized | # 4 |
| 2006 | Tainted Love | Supersized | # 7 |
| 2006 | Run | Supersized | # 7 |
| 2006 | No Angel | Supersized | # 10 |
| 2007 | Sunrise | The best of/Forever | # 3 |
| 2007 | Tonight | Forever | # 6 |
| 2008 | Forever | Forever | TBA |
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[edit] Albums
- La Vache (France) (1998)
- Apocalypse Cow (1999)
- Apocalypse Cow (Spain)
- Apocalypse Cow Millennium Edition (1999)
- Land Of The Living (2000)
- Double Cream (Europe) (2001)
- Double Cream (Poland)
- Double Cream (Canada)
- Double Cream (Singapore) (2001)
- Milk Inc. (UK) (2002)
- Milk Inc. (US Import) (2002)
- Closer (2003)
- Best Of Milk Inc. (Australia) (2004)
- Closer (USA) (2005)
- Milk Inc. Essential (2005)
- Supersized (2006)
- Supersized (Poland) (2006)
- Supersized XL (2006)
- Best Of (2007)
- Forever (2008)
[edit] Videography
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
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| 1997 | La Vache | Caswell Coggins | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 1997 | Free Your Mind | Caswell Coggins | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 1998 | Inside Of Me | Caswell Coggins | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 1999 | Oceans | Steven Buyse | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2000 | Land Of The Living | Filip Vandueren | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2001 | Walk On Water | Frank Schneider | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2001 | Livin' A Lie | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2001 | Never Again | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2001 | Wide Awake | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2002 | Walk On Water | Stuart Fryer | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2002 | In My Eyes | Damian Bromley | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2002 | Land Of The Living | Andreas Tibblin | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2002 | Sleepwalker | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2002 | Breathe Without You | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2003 | Time | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2003 | The Sun ALways Shines On TV | Alex Diezinger | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2004 | I Don't Care | Raf Verbeemen | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2004 | Whisper | Peter van Eyndt | Milk Inc. The DVD |
| 2005 | Blind | Peter van Eyndt | Not yet released on DVD |
| 2005 | Go To Hell | ? | Not yet released on DVD |
| 2006 | Tainted Love | The Black Sheep | Not yet released on DVD |
| 2006 | Run | Peter van Eyndt | Not yet released on DVD |
| 2006 | No Angel | Peter van Eyndt | Not yet released on DVD |
| 2007 | Sunrise | ? | Not yet released on DVD |
| 2007 | Tonight | ? | Not yet released on DVD |
[edit] DVDs
- Milk Inc. - The DVD (2004): Acoustic sessions & all the music videos
- Milk Inc. Supersized (Live Concert DVD 2006)
- Milk Inc. Supersized 2 (The Best Of)
[edit] Trivia
- To celebrate its 10th anniversary (2006), Milk Inc. decided to surprise its fans with a two-hour live concert in Sportpaleis (Belgium), where Milk Inc. performed its well-known hit songs and the newest album Supersized.
- Regi's first Solo Album, named 'Registrated' went gold before its release date. It's a compilation of Belgian artists with the special magic touch of Regi.
- The only Milk Inc. single up to present that did not reach TOP 10 (Ultratop Chart) is Never Again (album Land Of The Living). Never Again ended at #17. The only singles that reached #1 are Walk On Water (album Land Of The Living) and Whisper (album Supersized).
